Usage examples of "coup aux reins" in French with translation to English

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Tom ne fit que jeter un coup d’œil aux gros titres. Tom only glanced at the headlines.
L'homme jeta un coup d'oeil aux actualités et fut choqué. The man glanced at the news program and was shocked.
Cela vaut-il le coup d'aller à l'université ? Is college worth it?
Un cœur, des reins et un foie surmenés sont les conséquences inévitables d'une nourriture trop abondante. Overtaxed heart, kidneys and liver are inevitable results of too much food.
Il tourna le dos aux vieilles traditions. He turned his back on the old traditions.
Il m'a collé un coup de pied dans les roubignoles. He kicked me in the balls.
Une chose encore. Si tu t'en prends de quelque manière que ce soit à Mayu, je te brise les reins. One more thing. If you try anything on Mayu I'll break your spine.
Les immeubles sont petits comparés aux gratte-ciel de New York. The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.
Tu viens de me faire manquer le coup parfait quand tu as crié. You just made me miss the perfect shot when you hollered.
Un unique rayon de lumière brillait à travers une fissure de la fenêtre aux volets fermés. A single ray of sunlight shone through a chink in the shuttered window.
Tout à coup, il m'a demandée en mariage. All of a sudden, he proposed to me.
J'aime faire des tours de magie aux enfants, mais parfois ça tombe à plat. I like to perform magic tricks for kids, but they sometimes fall flat.
La voiture accéléra d'un coup et dépassa le camion. The car put on a burst of speed and passed the truck.
Nous ferions mieux d'en faire part aux autres. We better tell the others.
Je pense que ça vaut le coup de demander. I think it's worth asking.
Elle le regarda, le sourire aux lèvres. She looked at him with a smile on her face.
Si tu passes trop de temps au soleil sans mettre de crème solaire, il est probable que tu attrapes un coup de soleil. If you spend too much time in the sun without putting on sunscreen, you are likely to get a sunburn.
Même en portant un complet Armani et en conduisant une Jaguar, à la fin on est pareils aux fourmis. On bouge, on bouge et on meurt sans raison. Even if we wear an Armani suite or drive a Jaguar, in the end we're the same as ants. We move and move pointlessly and then we die.
Restez dans le coup. Keep up with the times.
J'ai ri aux éclats en le voyant. I burst out laughing when I saw him.
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